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Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir [4] [5] heist action thriller film [6] directed and written by Michael Mann in his feature film debut and starring James Caan in the title role, a professional safecracker trying to escape his life of crime, and Tuesday Weld as his wife. The supporting cast includes James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina ...
Mar 27, 1981 · Thief: Directed by Michael Mann. With James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi. An ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob before going straight.
- (39K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Michael Mann
- 1981-03-27
The movie stars James Caan as a man who says he was "raised by the state" and spent eleven years in prison. As the movie opens, he's been free four years, and lives in Chicago. He is a highly skilled professional thief -- a trade he learned behind bars from Okla (Willie Nelson), a master thief. The film's opening sequence establishes Caan's ...
A highly skilled jewel thief, Frank (James Caan) longs to leave his dangerous trade and settle down with his girlfriend, Jessie (Tuesday Weld). Eager to make one last big score in order to begin ...
- (84)
- Michael Mann
- R
- James Caan
Barry (James Belushi), Frank's friend and associate making the pick-up, discovers that a shady plating company executive Gags was working for, Mr. Attaglia (Tom Signorelli), is responsible for Gags' murder and stealing Frank's payoff. In a tense confrontation at Attaglia's plating company, Frank demands his money back.
When Michael Mann’s Thief hit theaters in March 1981, the critics rushed to praise the filmmaker’s feature debut, expressing surprise at the fact such an inexperienced director could deliver a movie so intelligent and mature, with a clear vision brought to life by a steady, assured hand. But the one thing that should not be overlooked here ...
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Mar 26, 2021 · This is the story of ‘Thief,’ one of the most underappreciated, influential heist movies ever made. “The verisimilitude in Mann’s writing, Mann’s truth, Mann’s research. He takes you ...
